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More than 100 patients with Covid-19 at Barts Trust hospitals

A&E at Whipps Cross Hospital

Coronavirus

Daniel Gayne

As of August 4, there were more than 100 patients with confirmed Covid-19 at Barts Health NHS Trust hospitals.

Fun day for young East End cricket fans with their coaches

Cricket

Budding east London cricketers invited to watch The Hundred

Mike Brooke

The infamous Lord Napier pub in Hackney Wick, known for its graffiti-clad walls, will reopen its doors this August.

Summer in the City

Legendary east London graffiti pub to reopen after 26 years

Holly Chant

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Two More Years restaurant and bar overlooks the River Lea.

Summer in the City

Hackney Wick bar and restaurant opens with Two More Years to go

Holly Chant

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74-year-old Hackney fundraiser and daredevil Elaine Manna is doing a wing walk for an Islington eye charity.

Charity Fundraiser

Fearless 74-year-old takes on wing walk for Moorfields Eye Charity

Holly Chant

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An air ambulance arrives at the Royal London Hospital in east London.

Royal London Hospital | Opinion

Unmesh Desai: 'Charity workers represent best of our society'

Unmesh Desai AM, City & East

Bompas and Parr edible breakfast cloud installation at eggslut food truck

Food and Drink

Eggslut food truck to bring 'edible breakfast cloud' to Shoreditch

Andrew Brookes

Ibrahim Kargbo... strumming for support to keep St Andrew's youth club open

Tower Hamlets Council

Campaigners taking on town hall to keep Isle of Dogs youth club open

Mike Brooke

Mark Broadmore’s protest at Limehouse marina

Elections

Campaigners oppose plans to change voting system for Tower Hamlets mayor

Mike Brooke

Gilles Peterson playing Standon Calling 2013 [Picture: PG Brunelli]

All Points East

All Points East: Radio 6 stage take-over plus more main stage acts

Holly Chant

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Roll up for your Pfizer jab... Langdon Park last day Monday, August 2, up to 6pm

Coronavirus

Tower Hamlets stages Covid jab festival

Mike Brooke

A new high-tech bingo club in Hackney.

From Shoreditch to Las Vegas: New bingo hall for Hackney

Holly Chant

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Acquitted... Apsana Begum at a housing demo in Canary Wharf in May

'Vexatious charges': MP turns on accusers after acquittal in fraud trial

Mike Brooke

Adventure playground Shoreditch Park.

Planning and Development

Children help design new play areas at Shoreditch Park

Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Vehicles overloaded and in bad shape have been taken off the roads at New Spitalfields Market.

Hackney Police

Dangerously overloaded vans leaving New Spitalfields Market taken off...

Holly Chant

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Labour Party's Apsana Begum

Poplar MP acquitted of Tower Hamlets housing fraud

Alastair Lockhart, local democracy reporter

Police uncover drugs stash dumped in Roman Road

Crime

Home Office pours £1m into tackling drug-related problems in East End

Mike Brooke

The contract changes affect staff working across Tower Hamlets Council. Picture: Mike Brooke

Tower Hamlets strike called off after turnout for union ballot is too low

Alastair Lockhart, local democracy reporter

MP Apsana Begum at housing demo in Canary Wharf in May

Jury sent home for the day in MP Apsana Begum's trial on housing fraud...

Mike Brooke

A design showing what St Michael & All Angels Church could look like after it is restored and revamped.

Hackney History

Vacant Grade I-listed Shoreditch church to be restored and revamped

Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Ermir Loka was sentenced to two years in prison

Video

Jailed: Cyclist who rode off after fatal collision with 'gentleman', 72

Michael Boniface

Felix's Kitchen Launch at their new premises with volunteers Ledley King, Melissa Hemsley and childr

Charity News

Huge new charity kitchen aims to produce 100,000 meals east London...

Holly Chant

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Great Britain's Tom Dean with his gold medal celebrates after winning the Men's 200m Freestyle at To

Events

Olympics, circus and comedy: What's on across east London this weekend

Jon King

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Labour candidate Apsana Begum at 2019 General Election hustings on Isle of Dogs where allegations emerged

Courts

John McDonnell is character witness for Poplar MP accused of housing fraud

Alastair Lockhart, local democracy reporter

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Arts & Culture

Tracey Emin sculpture unveiled at The Line art trail in Three Mills

Jon King

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Damage to the 19-storey tower block in New Providence Wharf

London Fire Brigade | Opinion

Rabina Khan: 'Put Punch and Judy politics aside to ensure fire safety'

Cllr Rabina Khan, Shadwell ward

Toddler joins mum in protest at Canary Wharf in May to get cladding removed from tower blocks

'Set deadline to remove cladding,' Tower Hamlets mayor urges

Mike Brooke

Turntable platform ladder only reaches 10th floor at New Providence Wharf blaze

Green light for £1m in levies to be used for East End fire rescue ladder

Mike Brooke

Sixth form's Anikta Hussain scoops top A-Level grades at Whitechapel's Swanlea Secondary, rated outstanding by Ofsted

Education News

Nine Tower Hamlets secondary schools rated outstanding by Ofsted

Mike Brooke

Nitrous oxide canisters

'Laughing gas central': Call for action on antisocial behaviour

Alastair Lockhart, LDRS